What is Gutai?
Gutai were the group of Japanese radical artists who formed the Gutai Art Association in 1954. The word gutai is translated to mean embodiment. They created art on the spot for audiences, including their own physical movements; throwing paint, piercing paper and rolling in mud.
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Shozo Shimamoto
Piece from Soredemo Chikyu wa ugoku 33, 1999
Painting
Acrylic on canvas
EUR 20,400
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